Meaning & use
horribly
In a very unpleasant, severe, or shocking way.
See it in a sentence
The negotiations went horribly wrong, and both sides walked away angrier than before.
She was horribly embarrassed after tripping in front of the entire audience.
A note on using this word
Like "terribly," horribly is often used informally as an intensifier meaning "extremely," rather than literally describing horror.
Words with a similar meaning
terriblydreadfully
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